06-18-2013, 11:16 AM
I am slowly working on my travelog while dealing with other responsibilities (and recovering from jetlag). Hope to post some of it soon. In the meantime, I thought I'd share a couple of mysteries.
Our hosts in Beijing told us some good news midway through the week, which was that Final Draft (screenwriting software) had agreed to gift each of us with a free copy of their product. Alas, just before I went to Beijing, I broke down and bought the competing product Movie Magic Screenwriter. It seemed to get better reviews online. However, when I mentioned having bought Screenwriter, Joshua and another guy had a fit, telling me it was very buggy, and I should not even bother installing it. Odd, because from the reviews I'd read, both products are buggy, and neither company is updating its software anymore, but Screenwriter has a slight edge. Who to believe? I mean, who to fucking believe?
Which brings up the first mystery. Where's my Final Draft? Huh? Where is it?
And then the still bigger mystery: where is my $1000? That's right. I haven't received my thousand dollars yet. True, this whole trip was worth many times that. But still, if they're saying we win $1000, shouldn't we get it? When do I start reaching out to other contestants and asking, "Uh, by the way. Did you by any chance receive a check other than that huge unpackable check they gave us on stage?"
Inquiring minds and all of that.
Our hosts in Beijing told us some good news midway through the week, which was that Final Draft (screenwriting software) had agreed to gift each of us with a free copy of their product. Alas, just before I went to Beijing, I broke down and bought the competing product Movie Magic Screenwriter. It seemed to get better reviews online. However, when I mentioned having bought Screenwriter, Joshua and another guy had a fit, telling me it was very buggy, and I should not even bother installing it. Odd, because from the reviews I'd read, both products are buggy, and neither company is updating its software anymore, but Screenwriter has a slight edge. Who to believe? I mean, who to fucking believe?
Which brings up the first mystery. Where's my Final Draft? Huh? Where is it?
And then the still bigger mystery: where is my $1000? That's right. I haven't received my thousand dollars yet. True, this whole trip was worth many times that. But still, if they're saying we win $1000, shouldn't we get it? When do I start reaching out to other contestants and asking, "Uh, by the way. Did you by any chance receive a check other than that huge unpackable check they gave us on stage?"
Inquiring minds and all of that.